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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02005495

Gainsborough West

Gainsborough West is a Census neighbourhood of about 10,500 residents in West Lindsey. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

10,500

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

5,060

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

1,779.2

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

48.0%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

33.5%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

18.2%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Workington West, Allerdale8,611 residents · 48.8% owned · 34.9% no carStanley West & Annfield Plain, County Durham7,827 residents · 55.7% owned · 32.5% no carBank Top, Darlington7,506 residents · 46.4% owned · 39.5% no carColne Waterside, Pendle5,423 residents · 54.0% owned · 30.8% no carPadiham, Burnley9,325 residents · 52.2% owned · 30.6% no carBedlington Station & Sleekburn, Northumberland10,092 residents · 53.3% owned · 26.7% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Gainsborough West

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned48%
2,429 households
Private rented37.6%
1,903 households
Social rented13.6%
688 households
Shared ownership0.7%
36 households
Lives rent free0.1%
4 households
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Semi-detached37.3%
1,886 households
Terraced37.2%
1,881 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement11%
556 households
Detached9.8%
497 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.8%
89 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits1.3%
67 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.1%
58 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0.5%
27 households
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household44.2%
2,237 households
No cars or vans in household33.5%
1,696 households
2 cars or vans in household17.5%
884 households
3 or more cars or vans in household4.8%
243 households
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms45.8%
2,317 households
2 bedrooms34.9%
1,768 households
4 or more bedrooms10.7%
543 households
1 bedroom8.5%
432 households
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household53.8%
2,722 households
One-person household41.9%
2,123 households
Other household types4.3%
219 households
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household41.9%
2,123 households
2 people in household31.5%
1,592 households
3 people in household13.3%
672 households
4 people in household8.6%
437 households
5 people in household3.2%
162 households
6 people in household1%
49 households
7 people in household0.3%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.2%
10 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1517.9%
1,875 residents
15–2918.1%
1,899 residents
30–4419%
2,000 residents
45–6427.1%
2,841 residents
65 and over17.9%
1,884 residents
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White96%
10,075 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%
176 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%
147 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.5%
51 residents
Other ethnic group0.5%
48 residents
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

No qualifications23.1%
1,971 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above18.2%
1,552 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications17.7%
1,511 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications17%
1,444 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications13.2%
1,127 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship7.6%
647 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications3.1%
264 residents aged 16 and over
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)54.6%
4,648 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive44.2%
3,761 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student1.3%
107 residents aged 16 and over
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L13 Routine occupations19.7%
1,678 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations18.4%
1,570 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed13.6%
1,160 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations12.9%
1,096 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations9.6%
816 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers8.6%
735 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations7.3%
621 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations5.3%
449 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students4.6%
389 residents aged 16 and over
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health38.6%
4,049 residents
Good health35.3%
3,707 residents
Fair health17.8%
1,874 residents
Bad health6.6%
693 residents
Very bad health1.7%
177 residents
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act74.3%
7,805 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act25.7%
2,695 residents
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension38.5%
1,946 households
Household is deprived in one dimension34.6%
1,751 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions19.9%
1,006 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions6.7%
341 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.3%
16 households
Gainsborough West · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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